Roy Frederick Baumeister

Research topics

• Social and Intergroup Psychology · 2 papers
• Behavioral Health and Interventions · 2 papers
• Media Influence and Health · 1 paper
• Psychology of Social Influence · 1 paper
• Eating Disorders and Behaviors · 1 paper
• Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Ellen Bratslavsky · 2 papers
• Catrin Finkenauer · 1 paper
• Kathleen D. Vohs · 1 paper
• Mark B. Muraven · 1 paper
• Dianne M. Tice · 1 paper
• Todd F. Heatherton · 1 paper

Papers

1. Bad is Stronger than GoodReview of General Psychology · 2001 · 7,578 citations

   The greater power of bad events over good ones is found in everyday events, major life events (e.g., trauma), close relationship outcomes, social network patterns, interpersonal interactions, and learning processes. Bad emotions, bad parents, and bad feedback have more impact…

2. Ego depletion: Is the active self a limited resource?Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1998 · 4,986 citations

   Choice, active response, self-regulation, and other volition may all draw on a common inner resource. In Experiment 1, people who forced themselves to eat radishes instead of tempting chocolates subsequently quit faster on unsolvable puzzles than people who had not…

3. Binge eating as escape from self-awareness.Psychological Bulletin · 1991 · 2,194 citations

   This article proposes that binge eating is motivated by a desire to escape from self-awareness. Binge eaters suffer from high standards and expectations, especially an acute sensitivity to the difficult (perceived) demands of others. When they fall short of these…